2 Samuel 18:15 Go deeper

And ten young men that bare Joab’s armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him. (KJV)

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וַיָּסֹ֙בּוּ֙vai.ya.So.buand they surrounded [him]

Lemma: סָבַב (sa.vav) · Strong's: H5437H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to turn: surround

Used 73 times. Also: Genesis 19:4, Exodus 39:6, Exodus 39:13, Numbers 21:4, Deuteronomy 2:1, Deuteronomy 2:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5437H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:15 word 1

עֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.Rahten

Lemma: עֶשֶׂר (e.ser) · Strong's: H6235

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: ten

Used 175 times. Also: Genesis 5:14, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 24:10, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 31:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6235; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:15 word 2

נְעָרִ֔יםne.'a.Rimyoung men

Lemma: נַ֫עַר (na.ar) · Strong's: H5288

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: youth

Used 239 times. Also: Genesis 14:24, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:17, Genesis 21:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5288; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:15 word 3

נֹשְׂאֵ֖יno.se.'Ei[the] bearers of

Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375W

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

Meaning: to lift: bearing(armour)

Used 21 times. Also: Judges 9:54, 1 Samuel 14:7, 1 Samuel 14:12, 1 Samuel 14:13, 1 Samuel 14:14, 1 Samuel 14:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5375W; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:15 word 4

כְּלֵ֣יke.Lei[the] armor<s> of

Lemma: כְּלִי (ke.li) · Strong's: H3627

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: article/utensil

Used 325 times. Also: Genesis 24:53, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 42:25, Genesis 43:11, Genesis 45:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3627; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:15 word 5

יוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvJoab

Lemma: יוֹאָב (yo.av) · Strong's: H3097G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Joab

Used 141 times. Also: 1 Samuel 26:6, 2 Samuel 2:13, 2 Samuel 2:14, 2 Samuel 2:18, 2 Samuel 2:22, 2 Samuel 2:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3097G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:15 word 6

וַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.Kuand they struck

Lemma: נָכָה (na.khah) · Strong's: H5221

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhw3mp)

Meaning: to smite

Used 499 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 14:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5221; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:15 word 7

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:15 word 8

אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomAbsalom

Lemma: אֲבִישָׁלוֹם (a.vi.sha.lom) · Strong's: H0053

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Absalom

Used 111 times. Also: 2 Samuel 3:3, 2 Samuel 13:1, 2 Samuel 13:4, 2 Samuel 13:20, 2 Samuel 13:22, 2 Samuel 13:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0053; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:15 word 9

וַיְמִיתֻֽהוּ\׃vay.mi.Tu.huand they killed him

Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhw3mp)

Meaning: to die

Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT 2 Samuel 18:15 word 10

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

And ten	→	עֶשֶׂר H6235 ten
young men	→	נַ֫עַר H5288 youth
who carried	→	נָשָׂא H5375W to lift: bearing(armour)
Joab’s	→	יוֹאָב H3097G Joab
armor	→	כְּלִי H3627 article/utensil
surrounded	→	סָבַב H5437H to turn: surround
Absalom	→	אֲבִישָׁלוֹם H0053 Absalom
struck	→	נָכָה H5221 to smite
him	→	אֵת H0853 [Obj.]
and killed him	→	מוּת H4191 to die

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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